He does notice the separated attention after a moment, and it just leaves him even more tense. He doesn't want to overreact, but this is definitely making him visibly uncomfortable. It doesn't help when she asks that complete nonsequiter of a question. His eyes dart to her and then return to the monster, and he grimaces.

"Neither. Every city I've been to is too loud," he says, running his eyes over the monster with this cautious curiosity. He takes a breath, and then bends closer to him, tilting his head. "What are you interested in?"